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objurgateenUK
ob·jur·gate O0009900 (ŏb′jər-gāt′, ŏb-jûr′gāt′)tr.v. ob·jur·gat·ed, ob·jur·gat·ing, ob·jur·gates To scold or rebuke sharply; berate. [Latin obiūrgāre, obiūrgāt- : ob-, against; see ob- + iūrgāre, to scold, sue at law (probably iūs, iūr-, law; see yewes- in Indo-European roots + agere, to do, proceed; see ag- in Indo-European roots).] ob′jur·ga′tion n.ob·jur′ga·to′ri·ly (ŏb-jûr′gə-tôr′ə-lē) adv.ob·jur′ga·to′ry (-tôr′ē) adj.objurgate (ˈɒbdʒəˌɡeɪt) vb (tr) to scold or reprimand[C17: from Latin objurgāre, from ob- against + jurgāre to scold] ˌobjurˈgation n ˈobjurˌgator n objurgatory, obˈjurgative adjob•jur•gate (ˈɒb dʒərˌgeɪt, əbˈdʒɜr geɪt) v.t. -gat•ed, -gat•ing. to denounce vehemently; upbraid. [1610–20; < Latin objūrgātus, past participle of objūrgāre to rebuke =ob- ob- + jūrgāre to rebuke, derivative of jūs (s. jūr-) law] ob`jur•ga′tion, n. ob•jur′ga•to`ry, adj. objurgate Past participle: objurgated Gerund: objurgating
Imperative |
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objurgate | objurgate |
Present |
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I objurgate | you objurgate | he/she/it objurgates | we objurgate | you objurgate | they objurgate |
Preterite |
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I objurgated | you objurgated | he/she/it objurgated | we objurgated | you objurgated | they objurgated |
Present Continuous |
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I am objurgating | you are objurgating | he/she/it is objurgating | we are objurgating | you are objurgating | they are objurgating |
Present Perfect |
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I have objurgated | you have objurgated | he/she/it has objurgated | we have objurgated | you have objurgated | they have objurgated |
Past Continuous |
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I was objurgating | you were objurgating | he/she/it was objurgating | we were objurgating | you were objurgating | they were objurgating |
Past Perfect |
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I had objurgated | you had objurgated | he/she/it had objurgated | we had objurgated | you had objurgated | they had objurgated |
Future |
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I will objurgate | you will objurgate | he/she/it will objurgate | we will objurgate | you will objurgate | they will objurgate |
Future Perfect |
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I will have objurgated | you will have objurgated | he/she/it will have objurgated | we will have objurgated | you will have objurgated | they will have objurgated |
Future Continuous |
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I will be objurgating | you will be objurgating | he/she/it will be objurgating | we will be objurgating | you will be objurgating | they will be objurgating |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been objurgating | you have been objurgating | he/she/it has been objurgating | we have been objurgating | you have been objurgating | they have been objurgating |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been objurgating | you will have been objurgating | he/she/it will have been objurgating | we will have been objurgating | you will have been objurgating | they will have been objurgating |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been objurgating | you had been objurgating | he/she/it had been objurgating | we had been objurgating | you had been objurgating | they had been objurgating |
Conditional |
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I would objurgate | you would objurgate | he/she/it would objurgate | we would objurgate | you would objurgate | they would objurgate |
Past Conditional |
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I would have objurgated | you would have objurgated | he/she/it would have objurgated | we would have objurgated | you would have objurgated | they would have objurgated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | objurgate - express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"condemn, decry, excoriate, reprobatedenounce - speak out against; "He denounced the Nazis" | | 2. | objurgate - censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"castigate, chasten, chastise, correctflame - criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium; "the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed"call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, bawl out, berate, rebuke, reproof, scold, take to task, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, reprimand, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" | TranslationsobjurgateenUK
Synonyms for objurgateverb express strong disapproval ofSynonyms- condemn
- decry
- excoriate
- reprobate
Related Wordsverb censure severelySynonyms- castigate
- chasten
- chastise
- correct
Related Words- flame
- call on the carpet
- chew out
- chew up
- chide
- dress down
- have words
- bawl out
- berate
- rebuke
- reproof
- scold
- take to task
- call down
- lambast
- lambaste
- lecture
- reprimand
- remonstrate
- trounce
- jaw
- rag
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